Aim/ objective: To support the review of the 2017 Nursing and Midwifery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework.
Focus: The workshop will enable participants to review the existing Nursing and Midwifery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework and provide recommendations. The objective of this work is to enhance the value and impact of nursing and midwifery education for First Peoples’ health. Participants will be enabled to amplify the work of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM ) as we move to transform nursing and midwifery educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Overview: Nursing and midwifery education is poised at a critical point in Australia’s history. There are opportunities to strengthen and forge new pathways to reconciliation; or to stand by and passively enable continued historical injustices in healthcare. This workshop will be conducted as a Yarning Circle to draw on the strengths and Knowledges of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives. It is envisaged that together with passionate accomplices’ participants together will reveal and address contemporary curriculum challenges evidenced by the GENKE II report, Leaders in Indigenous Nursing and Midwifery Education Network (LINMEN) members, the 2023 referendum and ongoing racism and equity gaps in both educational and healthcare institutions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Brief workshop plan: Participants will be supported and guided in a Yarn by CATSINaM LINMEN members to provide guidance and feedback on the Health Curriculum Framework. Yarning will be conducted using cultural respect and deep listening. Participants will be provided with information, and 3 key questions will guide the yarns. The Yarns will be recorded, and notes taken to ensure all voices are properly captured included.